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Sterlings hit media circuit as NBA readies legal game plan for ouster

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling attends the NBA playoff game between the Clippers and the Golden State Warriors, April 21, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said April 26 that the NBA is investigating Sterling for alleged racist comments
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling attends the NBA playoff game between the Clippers and the Golden State Warriors, April 21, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said April 26 that the NBA is investigating Sterling for alleged racist comments
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Sterlings hit media circuit as NBA readies legal game plan for ouster

The Clippers won a hard-fought Game 4 in the Western Conference Semifinals yesterday at the Staples Center, defeating the Thunder 101 to 99 in a nailbiter of a contest. Over the weekend, it appears that the NBA has been working to come up with a legal strategy to bar Donald and Shelly Sterlings from keeping ownership of the team.

Two weeks after the Sterling recording emerged, Donald and estranged wife Shelly have both given interviews to big media outlets. Shelly Sterling was on ABC News, telling Barbara Walters that she intends to fight to keep her 50 percent stake in the Clippers. Donald Sterling, meanwhile, has recorded an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, apologizing for what he said and asking for forgiveness. That interview airs tonight.  

Guests:

Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN.com's NBA Editor; cofounder and publisher of ClipperBlog, a blog devoted to the Clippers

Geoffrey C. Rapp, Co-Editor, The Sports Law Blog; Harold A. Anderson Professor of Law and Values, The University of Toledo